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Moonshine & Motorsports Racing Podcast

By: Rick Houston and Daily Downforce
  • Summary

  • The Moonshine & Motorsports Podcast is a special limited podcast series brought to you by North Carolina’s Moonshine & Motorsports Trail and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NC DNCR). Hosted by veteran journalist and historian Rick Houston (The Scene Vault Podcast), each episode takes you on location to one of the stops on the Moonshine & Motorsports Trail, where Rick meets with a local expert on the history and impact of that location on the sport of NASCAR. Come along with us on this journey through the rich history of running shine, racing cars, and the storied backwoods of North Carolina.
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Episodes
  • The Origins of the Ashe County Moonshiners
    Jul 25 2024
    In this episode, Rick stops by the Ashe County Museum to chat with historians Andrew Cole and Jerry Brown to find out the origins of the moonshiners going all the way back to their immigrant roots, plus a look at some of the other fabulous exhibits on offer at the museum. This is a collaboration between The Scene Vault Podcast and North Carolina’s Department of Cultural and Natural Resources made to spotlight the history of moonshine, motorsports, and the state of North Carolina. You can also listen to every episode of the Moonshine and Motorsports Racing Podcast on all your favorite podcast apps. Find more here: https://dailydownforce.com/moonshine-motorsports/
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    21 mins
  • A Hidden Haven for Moonshiners
    Jul 11 2024
    In this episode, Rick sits down with Katie Sanford, a park ranger at North Carolina's beautiful Dismal Swamp State Park. One of the most recent additions to the Moonshine & Motorsports Trail, Dismal Swamp is not only smack dab in a neighborhood full of racing, it also hides a secret history of moonshiners who utilized the swamp as a haven for running shine decades ago. This is a collaboration between The Scene Vault Podcast and North Carolina’s Department of Cultural and Natural Resources made to spotlight the history of moonshine, motorsports, and the state of North Carolina. You can also listen to every episode of the Moonshine and Motorsports Racing Podcast on all your favorite podcast apps. Find more here: https://dailydownforce.com/moonshine-motorsports/
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    13 mins
  • A County Full of Moonshine History
    Jun 20 2024
    In this episode, Rick chats with Todd Johnson of the Johnston County Museum about the secret history of moonshining in Johnston County and what you can discover for yourself at the County Museum. This is a collaboration between The Scene Vault Podcast and North Carolina’s Department of Cultural and Natural Resources made to spotlight the history of moonshine, motorsports, and the state of North Carolina. You can also listen to every episode of the Moonshine and Motorsports Racing Podcast on all your favorite podcast apps. Find more here: https://dailydownforce.com/moonshine-motorsports/
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    16 mins

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